Glorious Greens recipe

This zingy fresh green puree is crammed full of different green fruit and vegetables. Perfect on its own or mixed in a smoothie, this also is great on the go for a snack or in a lunch box.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Suitable from 6 months

Ingredients

• 1 medium apple, peeled, and chopped into chunks

• 1 medium ripe pear, peeled, and chopped into chunks

• A handful of kale (approx. 20g)

• A handful of baby spinach, washed (approx. 20g)

• 2 tbsp coconut milk

• 1 basil leaf

Method

• Place the apple chunks in a steamer (add the pear also if not quite ripe) and steam for five minutes, then add the kale and spinach and continue steaming for a further 4 minutes until the greens have just wilted and the apples are soft.

• Remove the fruit and vegetables from the steamer and place into a blender or a bowl which works with a hand blender, with the coconut milk and basil and blend until smooth.

Piccolo range and recipes

Remember, you’re not going it alone. In fact, Piccolo’s infant nutrition specialist and nutritional chef, Alice Fotheringham, has put together loads of simple and tasty recipes online to help you whip up everything from first purees to finger foods, family dinners.

Also, for those non-stop days where life takes over, Piccolo pouches can come in super-handy. The wide range of wholesome recipes suitable for every stage of weaning.